North Common Road, London, W5 2QB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around W5 2QB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.3%	51.8%	4.5%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	52.7%	48.2%	-4.5%	49.0%	-0.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around W5 2QB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.7% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	52.4%	56.7%	4.3%	37.9%	18.8%
Married: Opposite sex	29.3%	25.4%	-3.9%	44.2%	-18.8%
Married: Same sex	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.1%
Separated	2.7%	2.4%	-0.3%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	9.4%	10%	0.6%	9.1%	0.9%
Widowed	5.1%	5.3%	0.2%	6.1%	-0.8%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.3%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	52.3%	53.5%	1.2%	48.4%	5.1%
Good health	36.6%	31.8%	-4.8%	33.6%	-1.8%
Fair health	8.1%	10.2%	2.1%	12.7%	-2.5%
Bad health	2.1%	3.8%	1.7%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.6%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around W5 2QB this area, 9.8% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 58.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	7%	9.8%	2.8%	18.2%	-8.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4%	6.2%	2.2%	9.6%	-3.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.3%	7.9%	0.6%	13.4%	-5.5%
Apprenticeship	3.2%	4.1%	0.9%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.6%	10.3%	4.7%	16.9%	-6.6%
Degree or Similar	57.8%	58.2%	0.4%	33.8%	24.4%
Other	15.1%	3.6%	-11.5%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 53.2% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	5%	1.9%	-3.1%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	6.9%	7.4%	0.5%	3.1%	4.3%
Pakistani	2.6%	1.1%	-1.5%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	11.2%	9.7%	-1.5%	1.6%	8.1%
Black African	4.3%	8.3%	4.0%	2.5%	5.8%
Black Caribbean	3.1%	0.8%	-2.3%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	1.7%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	1.3%	0.8%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	2.1%	2.1%	0.0%	0.8%	1.3%
White	57%	53.2%	-3.8%	81.4%	-28.2%
Roma	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Arab	2.1%	3.4%	1.3%	0.6%	2.8%
Other	2.6%	5.9%	3.3%	1.6%	4.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 37.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	46.6%	37.2%	-9.4%	83.2%	-46.0%
European Union	19%	23.7%	4.7%	6.1%	17.6%
Rest of Europe	1%	5.3%	4.3%	0.8%	4.5%
Africa	7.1%	8.5%	1.4%	2.7%	5.8%
Middle East and Asia	21.4%	20.7%	-0.7%	5.6%	15.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.1%	2.6%	-0.5%	1.3%	1.3%
Oceania	1.9%	1.9%	0.0%	0.3%	1.6%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 37.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 23.4% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	44.7%	36.9%	-7.8%	83.2%	-46.3%
10+ Years	13.5%	23.4%	9.9%	9.8%	13.6%
5-10 Years	12.6%	13.2%	0.6%	2.9%	10.3%
2-5 Years	10%	17%	7.0%	2.2%	14.8%
Less than 2 years	19.2%	9.6%	-9.6%	1.9%	7.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	53.7%	76.7%	-23.0%
Ireland	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	4.7%	0.6%	4.1%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	3.2%	0.4%	2.8%
Poland	4.9%	1.3%	3.6%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	5.1%	1.5%	3.6%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Middle East	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Eastern Asia	9%	0.3%	8.7%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
No passport held	5.1%	13.5%	-8.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.8%	37.2%	-3.4%
Christian	35%	46.2%	-11.2%
Buddhist	3.4%	0.5%	2.9%
Hindu	4.1%	1.7%	2.4%
Muslim	13.2%	6.5%	6.7%
Sikh	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	8.1%	6.0%	2.1%

Safety

Is North Common Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around North Common Road was 229.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 16.8% higher than the Ealing Broadway average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

North Common Road has the 12th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ealing Broadway and the 118th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Ealing .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 60.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -25.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£69,600

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in W5 2QB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on North Common Road are based on 122 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Ealing.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for North Common Road, London, W5 2QB

Estimated Average Property Prices for W5 2QB

Average Price
£856,098

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£3,306,790

Flats/Maisonettes
£657,018

Other
£35,861

Estimated Average Property Prices for North Common Road

Average Price
£752,024

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£3,050,111

Flats/Maisonettes
£622,346

Other
£35,492

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on North Common Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 7 8 North Common Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£905,000	2025-09-09	£905,955
Flat 4B 17 North Common Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£425,000	2025-07-07	£417,521
Flat 3 8 North Common Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£880,000	2025-05-27	£854,780
Flat 11 20 North Common Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£645,000	2025-03-28	£630,386
Flat 1 17 North Common Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£850,000	2025-01-10	£835,041

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for W5 2QB

Employment

W5 2QB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 12% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in W5 2QB area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	174
Self-Employed	60
Retired	41
Student (economically inactive)	39
Unemployed	25
Other	23
Part-Time Employee	23
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Looking after home or family	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	41
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	36
Human health and social work activities	32
Information and communication	28
Education	26
Other	20
Construction	20
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Financial and insurance activities	14
Manufacturing	13
Transport and storage	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Real estate activities	3
Mining and quarrying	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South Acton Childrens Centre Castle Close , Acton W3 8RX	4out of 4	1,856 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maples Nursery School and Children's Centre East Churchfield Road , Acton W3 7LL	2out of 4	2,480 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fawood Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre 35 Fawood Avenue , NW10 8DX	3out of 4	4,410 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Randolph Beresford Early Years Centre Australia Road , White City W12 7PH	4out of 4	4,627 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Vanessa Nursery School 14 Cathnor Road , W12 9JA	4out of 4	4,657 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Saviour's Church of England Infant and Nursery School The Grove , Ealing W5 5DX	- not rated	800 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church Church of England Junior School New Broadway , Ealing W5 2XA	- not rated	868 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Christ the Saviour Church of England Primary School 1 Springbridge Road , Ealing Broadway W5 2AA	3out of 4	905 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
West Acton Primary School Noel Road , Acton W3 0JL	3out of 4	1,284 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Vale Lane , Acton W3 0DY	4out of 4	1,318 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Montpelier Middle School Helena Road , Ealing W5 2RA	- not rated	1,496 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Derwentwater Middle School Shakespeare Road , Acton W3 6SA	- not rated	1,923 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Little Ealing Middle School Little Ealing Lane , Ealing W5 4EA	- not rated	2,095 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Acton Green County First and Middle School Beaumont Road , W4 5AW	- not rated	2,441 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fielding Middle School Wyndham Road , Ealing W13 9TE	- not rated	2,486 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls Queen's Drive , Acton W3 0HW	4out of 4	672 yd	Foundation school	No	Girls	More About School
Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Park View Road , Ealing W5 2JX	4out of 4	769 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ealing Green High School The Green , W5 5EW	- not rated	1,057 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Twyford Church of England High School Twyford Crescent , W3 9PP	- not rated	1,269 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Twyford Church of England High School Twyford Crescent , W3 9PP	4out of 4	1,269 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ealing Tertiary College Acton Centre , Mill Hill Road W3 8UX	- not rated	1,484 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Nishkam School West London 152 Syon Lane , TW7 5PN	4out of 4	4,503 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Blooming Tree Primary School 37-38 The Mall , W5 3TJ	- not rated	309 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
La Chouette School Church Gardens , W5 4HN	- not rated	508 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rock Small School C/O Haven Green Baptist Church , Castlebar Road W5 2UP	- not rated	869 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Aston House School 1 Aston Road , Ealing W5 2RL	- not rated	921 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crofton Hill Education Establishment 35 Corfton Road , Ealing W5 2HP	- not rated	964 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
DoubleTree By Hilton London Ealing	Doubletree By Hilton, 2 - 8 Hanger Lane	255 yd
Monty's Tandoori	Monty's, 1 The Mall	268 yd
Forno22	Shop 4 Basement, Edward House	377 yd
Sood Teow House	57 The Mall, Ealing	513 yd
Nando's	1 - 2 Station Buildings, Uxbridge Road	515 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sir Michael Balcon	Sir Michael Balcon, 46 - 47 The Mall	418 yd
The Lodge Tavern	The Lodge Tavern, 53 The Mall	472 yd
Ealing Lawn Tennis Club	Ealing Lawn Tennis Club, Daniel Road	486 yd
Stack	4 The Mall, Ealing	552 yd
The Greystoke	The Greystoke, 7 Queens Parade	558 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Yeraz	3 Station Buildings, Uxbridge Road	501 yd
W5 Kebab	6 Station Parade, Uxbridge Road	539 yd
Fireaway Pizza Ealing	2 The Mall, Ealing	552 yd
Ealing Express	22 Station Parade, Uxbridge Road	570 yd
Natural Natural	21 Station Parade, Uxbridge Road	570 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Little Waitrose	Little Waitrose, Shell Service Station	394 yd
Sainsbury's	437B Uxbridge Road, Ealing	561 yd
Sainsbury's	30 - 33 The Broadway, Ealing	693 yd
Tesco	20 Ealing Broadway Centre, The Broadway	713 yd
Tesco	3 - 4 The Parade, Haven Green	744 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ealing Lawn Tennis Club DANIEL ROAD	indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	468 yd
The Ellen Wilkinson School For Girls QUEENS DRIVE	grass pitches	647 yd
Ealing Squash & Fitness Club (Closed) HAVEN GREEN	health and fitness suite, squash courts	686 yd
Nuffield Health (Ealing) UNIT 33 UNIT 33 THE BROADWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	711 yd
Ealing Cricket Club CORFTON ROAD	grass pitches	802 yd
Wood Sports Ground BARCLAY SPORTS GROUND BARCLAY SPORTS GROUND PARK VIEW ROAD	grass pitches	956 yd
Ymca (West London) (Closed) 14-16 14-16 Bond Street	health and fitness suite	960 yd
Queens Drive Playing Field QUEENS DRIVE PLAYING FIELDS QUEENS DRIVE PLAYING FIELDS QUEENS DRIVE	grass pitches	993 yd
The Japanese School CREFFIELD ROAD		1,016 yd
Popesfield Sports Ground ST. PAULS CLOSE	grass pitches	1,056 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.9%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	154.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of W5 2QB